Adultery
Exodus 20:14 — “You shall not commit adultery.
Leviticus 20:10 — ‘The man who commits adultery with
another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his
neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely
be put to death.
Matthew 5:27-28 — “You have heard that it was said to
those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say
to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already
committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 19:9 — And I say to you, whoever divorces his
wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits
adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits
adultery.”
Proverbs 5 — My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend
your ear to my understanding, That you may preserve discretion,
And your lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of an immoral
woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; But in the
end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. Her
feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell. Lest you
ponder her path of life— Her ways are unstable; You do not know
them. Therefore hear me now, my children, And do not depart from
the words of my mouth. Remove your way far from her, And do not
go near the door of her house, Lest you give your honor to
others, And your years to the cruel one; Lest aliens be filled
with your wealth, And your labors go to the house of a
foreigner; And you mourn at last, When your flesh and your body
are consumed, And say: “How I have hated instruction, And my
heart despised correction! I have not obeyed the voice of my
teachers, Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! I was
on the verge of total ruin, In the midst of the assembly and
congregation.” Drink water from your own cistern, And running
water from your own well. Should your fountains be dispersed
abroad, Streams of water in the streets? Let them be only your
own, And not for strangers with you. Let your fountain be
blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving
deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all
times; And always be enraptured with her love. For why should
you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, And be embraced
in the arms of a seductress? For the ways of man are before the
eyes of the Lord, And He ponders all his paths. His own
iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords
of his sin. He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the
greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 6:20-35 — My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother. Bind them continually
upon your heart; Tie them around your neck. When you roam, they
will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when
you awake, they will speak with you. For the commandment is
a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are
the way of life, To keep you from the evil woman, From the
flattering tongue of a seductress. Do not lust after her beauty
in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by
means of a harlot A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
And an adulteress will prey upon his precious life. Can a man
take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Can one
walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? So is he
who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; Whoever touches her shall
not be innocent. People do not despise a thief If he
steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. Yet when
he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up
all the substance of his house. Whoever commits adultery with a
woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his
own soul. Wounds and dishonor he will get, And his reproach will
not be wiped away. For jealousy is a husband’s fury;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will
accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give
many gifts.
see:
Sexual Immorality
